The owner of Little Learnings Day Care at Ogle, East Coast Demerara (ECD), where seven-month-old Oriya Gravesande died last week, has been released on cash bail.
This was confirmed by the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Corporate Communications Unit (CCU) on Sunday.
In fact, the CCU said that the joint investigation by the Police Force, the Child Care and Protection Agency (CH&PA), and the Ministry of Human Service and Social Protection had been compiled, and legal advice will be sought from the...
Farmers from Victoria on the East Bank of Demerara will soon benefit from better access to their farmlands through the construction of an all-weather farm-to-market road as the government moves towards improving and increasing production to further develop the agriculture sector.
This was disclosed during a Cabinet Outreach to the village on Saturday by Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha. The outreach was led by Prime Minister, Mark Phillips and was attended by several other Cabinet Ministers.
During his address to the large...
Andy Jainandan, 30, of Parika, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), was on Saturday busted with $1.8 million worth of imported cannabis, known as ‘poppy’ in a haversack on the Zeeburg Public Road.
Reports are that ranks of the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) intercepted Jainandan and conducted a search on the haversack he was carrying.
During the search, five brick-like parcels suspected to be cannabis were found. He was cautioned, arrested, and escorted to CANU’s Headquarters along with the suspected narcotic.
The narcotic...
SEE STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR COMMISSION (PSC):
The Private Sector Commission (PSC), on Thursday, March 23, 2023, met with the Chief Elections Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Mr. Vishnu Persaud to discuss the preparations for Local Government Elections (LGE).
The Private Sector Commission sought assurance that GECOM is organized and prepared to conduct a free, open and transparent election and that arrangements are in place to guard against any attempt to illegally manipulate the presentation and counting...
Another incident of physical assault between a parent and a teacher at a public school is currently under investigation by the police. This time, the incident occurred at Houston Secondary School, prompting calls for legislative reform from the President of the Teachers' Union, Mark Lyte. Lyte has stated that the teacher involved in the altercation has the full support of the Union in this matter. Joel Vogt has the details.
